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Welcome to SlowCoLab, a place for thoughtful (co)creation. 

First, we need some channel norms, so:

Suggest a norm, set the tone, join for season 0.

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Introducing the OLDSLETTER.

An irregular recap of thoughts and ideas, inspired by @mark's excellent Museletter (vibing for progress betwixt short and longform).

Interested in human flourishing & social infrastructure | slowly building /firstdraft | markfishman.xyz

ADHD

Just made a chrome extension that shows this when I open a new tab

It doesn't do anything yet, it's just a reminder + ephemeral text pad 

Will share the code later

Slow living tip of the day. 

+1 if it loads a variant for transactional web pages: 

1. What are you buying?

2. How will it help?

3. Srsly?

trpplffct

Inspired by @bradq to follow up in @arjantupan’s #creativepower14, Museum of Me. 

My dyeing journal, 23/09/17-16/10/21. 

The trenches of natural dyeing and the foundation of _slow_crypto artworks. 

This started as a reaction to the fashion design day job sending sketches to China, Turkey, anywhere, and receiving borderline perfection back with no effort beyond the illustration. I needed experimentation, tactility and emergence. 

Now extending this process into digital spaces (Fabrics of Reality project, link in bio) begins a conversation about how our time of automation parallels the time of mechanisation. What the Art Nouveau movement was to the Industrial Revolution, this is to Artificial Intelligence.

Robots, grow some indigofera tinctoria and we can talk.

Cross-post for posterity. 

https://warpcast.com/slowcrypto/0xe6ef666f

https://x.com/0xdesigner/status/1915152588913422778?s=46

A thoughtful creation to help thoughtful creations (motivation pending*).

*Vibecode us proud.

My digital diet: 
- Farcaster is my only social app on my phone 

- News comes from WSJ app

- Check twitter/linkedin on desktop, but limit significantly. Work only. 

- No podcasts, ever

- No music except occasionally as active entertainment at home. Drive in silence. Workout without headphones.

- Rarely watch videos on YouTube. Five total videos a week, maybe.

- Weekends I leave the house without my phone. Check sparingly when at home, never have on me

17 seconds of spring peeper zen

*Phone handheld image stabilization has gotten amazing. Score 1 for algos.

we are opposites on the information intake spectrum but somehow generally end up in the same place so i don’t really know that there’s a one size fits all approach

really i just spend a lot of time thinking bc im so ocd/insomniac

one thing we both probably agree on though is to read & look into things that you don’t necessarily agree with, so explore other prospectives, not to fall into an echo chamber, which is easy to do in niche interests

Wow this is so kind @jayme 

I would say — make an RSS feed and use it

Have a place where your feed is not algorithmically dictated

Listen to your gut on what actually makes you feel good and productive. Try things, see how they feel, and keep iterating.

I always appreciate @keccers.eth consistent sharing of thoughtful and sometimes unpopular opinions.

Are slow dog walks in fields welcome in /slow-co-lab ?

I repeatedly learn that life in digi-physical balance is precious. Clear presence, attention, perspective.

New goal for /slow-co-lab: to help people see things afresh. 

@jayme, w/ your recent social media fast, got us a tip and a fave caster to spotlight?

What’s your hack for a fresh perspective?

I took a break from social media, including Farcaster, for the past few months — no apps on my phone, logged out on desktop, muted group chats, and barely posted. Some observations:

The good: I felt more focused and got more done. My mind was quieter, and I was more present with family, friends, and nature.

The bad: I felt more alone. My thoughts were siloed and unsharpened, and I felt like I was learning slower. I missed my internet people and learning in public. 

I think the system that works well for me is using social media only on my desktop when working to learn faster and be helpful, and keeping social apps off my phone to be more present in person.

It's good to be back!

Take a break. Feel what’s good and bad. Adjust.